Where is Allah is a question which many Salafi Muslims today

bring up. The reason to this is not really known but it seems as
if they have confined Allah and now are on a mission to make
others also confine Allah, God Forbid. The omnipotence and
omnipresence of Allah is clear from the Qur’an. Allah has no
direction and is not confined to a single area. Let us look at
the countless proofs from the Holy Qur’an.
Let us first look at what the Quran says in regards to when
someone asks where is Allah. Allah has stated in chapter 2
verse 187:
And when My servants ask thee about Me, say: ‘I am near. I
answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So
they should hearken to Me and believe in Me, that they may
follow the right way.’(Chapter 2 Verse 187)
Now Allah makes it clear of how near he is as well in the
Qur’an as well. Allah States:
And assuredly, We have created man and We know what his
physical self whispers to him , and We are nearer to him than
even his jugular vein.(Chapter 50 Verse 17)
One might now say that Allah is only referring to knowledge
but then Allah would not need to use jugular vein and nor has
He used the word knowledge anywhere in this Ayahs. Allah is
clearly referring to his omnipotence and omnipresence.
There are countless of more verses which prove to us that
Allah is omnipresent and is not confined to a specific spot.
Here are some clear verses which show us the omnipresence
of Allah which we should not question as Muslims:
And He is Allah, the God, both in the heavens and in the earth.
He knows your inside and your outside. And He knows what
you earn.(Chapter 6 Verse 4)
He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six periods,
then He settled Himself on the Throne. He knows what enters
the earth and what comes out of it, and what comes down
from heaven and what goes up into it. And He is with you
wheresoever you may be. And Allah sees all that you do.
(Chapter 57 Verse 5)
Dost thou not see that Allah knows all that is in the heavens
and all that is in the earth? There is no secret counsel of
three, but He is their fourth, nor of five, but He is their sixth,
nor of less than that, nor of more, but He is with them
wheresoever they may be. Then on the Day of Resurrection He
will inform them of what they did. Surely, Allah knows all
things full well.(Chapter 58 Verse 8)
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The similitude
of His light is as a lustrous niche, wherein is a lamp. The lamp
is in a glass. The glass is as it were a glittering star. It is lit
from a blessed tree — an olive — neither of the east nor of the
west, whose oil would well-nigh glow forth even though fire
touched it not. Light upon light! Allah guides to His light
whomsoever He will. And Allah sets forth parables to men,
and Allah knows all things full well.(Chapter 24 Verse 36)
All that is on it (earth) will pass away.And there will remain
only the Person of thy Lord, Master of Glory and Honour
(Chapter 55 Verses 27-28)
To Allah belong the East and the West; so withersoever you
turn, there will be the face of Allah. Surely, Allah is Bountiful,
All- Knowing.(Chapter 2 Verse 116)
Now I have provided countless of proofs from the Holy Qur’an
to show that Allah is indeed omnipresent and is not confined
to a physical throne as some try to claim.
The only argument the salafis have is that a slave girl was
asked by Muhammad (Saw) where is Allah, and she said
above the sky. The reason is clear that the slave girl was from
the idolaters and the Prophet(Saw) was trying to see if she
differentiates with their beliefs and whether she believed in
Allah or other gods, and when she said the heavens it was
made clear that she believes Allah is the most high
Allah has stated 8 times that He has turned to the arsh. Istiwa
does not mean sitting rather to turn to. This is always stated
after Allah has Stated He has created the heavens and the
earth.All eight times Allah refers to turning to the throne is
after He speaks of creating the Heavens and the Earth.
I am here and only here. I cannot be on a chair and a sofa at
the same time. Nor can I be in UK and USA at the same time.
This is a clear weakness of a human being and we cannot
attribute such a weakness to Allah.
People say when Allah says He is near He refers to his
knowledge. Muhammad (Saw) never said this nor did Allah.
This is only what people have said. Allah says I am near. We
have limits in space and time because of our dimensions.
Allah has no dimensions. If Allah is on the throne and not
here, that states Allah has dimensions which is contradicting
what Qur’an states that There is nothing like Him.
The Arabic clearly states He is with you. Nowhere does He
say His knowledge. Allah states that wherever you turn your
face, Allah is There and you will find His face. Now there are
7 billion people. I can turn to the right, you can turn to your left
and other 7 billion people can turn their faces to other
directions. Does this mean that He has 7 billion faces now?
God forbid of course not. It’s clear that He is omnipresent and
everywhere.
Now people ask is Allah in the toilet? How can you ask this
question as a Muslim? This is said to confuse people and you
should have respect for Allah then to ask such things about
him. It’s even in human nature that Allah is with you wherever
you are. When you go to the toilet can Allah see you or not?
Of course He can! Can He hear you? Of course He can! Are
you in His vision? Of course you are. Allah states in the Qur’an
clearly that He is all seeing and is always watching. Allah sees
everything and hears everything. Allah can clearly see what
you are doing in the toilet and also wherever else you are. If
Allah can see you there and is aware of what you do there,
then of course He is there.
Now some people always say Allah is up. Are they aware that
the earth is round? If you believe that Allah is up, than would
you believe that Allah is below the people on the opposite side
of the earth from where we live?
It just refers to Allah being High , He is most High in terms of
Honor. This refers to in terms of dignity, not physical
presence. Allah is not physically described nor is He confined.
The arsh (throne) is not something that has been created
or something material rather is the name of the
transcendental station which is beyond the beyond. Its not a
physical throne where God is sitting rather a station which is
beyond from creation and is a station of transcendence and
holiness.

Hadith.

It was narrated that Abu Razeen said: O Messenger of

Allah, where was our Lord before He created His
creation? He said: “Nothing existed but Him, with
nothing beneath Him and nothing above Him. Then He
created His Throne above the water.”
Narrated by at-Tirmidhi (3109), Ibn Maajah (182) and
Ahmad (15755).

One of the supplications of the Prophet (blessings and

peace of Allah be upon him) was that which was
narrated by Muslim (2713): “Allaahumma anta al-awwal
fa laysa qablaka shay’un, wa anta al-aakhir fa laysa
ba’daka shay’un, wa anta al-zaahir fa laysa fawqaka
shay’un wa anta al-baatin fa laysa doonaka shay’un (O
Allah, You are the First so there is nothing before You,
and You are the Last so there is nothing after You. You
are al-Zaahir [the greatest and highest] so there is
nothing above You, and You are al-Baatin [aware of the
subtlest secrets] so there is nothing closer than You).”

"Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem""Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil 'Aalameen was Salaatu was-

Salaamu 'Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma 'een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat
and islam-iman-ihsan)

Amr/command (functioning of the universe)

….runs the system of creating (everything), planning, command and control. 7/54

……gradually and progressively sustains and nourishes all the worlds.7/54

…Then He established His sovereignty on the Throne (befitting His Glory with His supreme
authority, i.e., after the creation of the universe He established His command and control by
enforcing His law and system in all the worlds and heavenly bodies). 10/3

… devises strategies for all operations (i.e., makes everything function under a system). 10/3

….knows what goes into the earth and what comes out of it, and what descends (or comes forth)
from the heavenly bodies or what ascends to (or goes into) them. 57/4

And you see the earth completely dry (i.e., dead) and, when We shower water on it, a stir of
freshness and fertility runs through it. And it swells enriched, and puts forth in pairs every kind of
blooming and beauteous vegetation.22/5

On that Day, We shall roll up the (whole) heavenly universe as the written papers are rolled up.
The way We created (the universe) the first time, We shall repeat the same process of creation
(after its extinction). We have made it binding upon Us to fulfil this promise. We will do (repeat
it).21/104

….. Who grants you sustenance from the heavens and the earth? ….27/64
….created the heavens and the earth with a decreed celestial order. Surely, there is in this
(creation) a sign (of His Oneness and Might) for those who believe.29/44

………have a (meditative and thoughtful) look around: do you find in this (creation) any
incongruity or disharmony (i.e., degeneration or falling apart)?67/3

…….created the heavens and the earth (the upper and lower strata of the universe) in six days
(i.e., aeons or phases, step by step). 10/3

…..created above you seven paths (i.e., seven magnetic paths or fields, around the vast
atmospheric expanse of the planet earth, for the safeguard of the cosmic system)…. 23/17

……later, (after the creation of the planet sun) separated (from it) the earth, flung it with
centrifugal force (and spread its expanse to make it inhabitable).79/30

…. has subjected to you whatever is in the earth and (also) the vessels that sail in the sea (and
rivers) by His command (i.e., law) 22/65

……withholds the heavens (i.e., spatial spheres and atmospheric fields) from falling on to the
earth (under a cosmic system)? But (when He wills, they will collide)by His command.22/65

amr/command

1……amr e ibtida/initial(from nothingness to presentness)

2……amr e taqleeq/development(expansion and evolution)

3……..amr e tadbeer /arrangements(Rules and principles for creations to sustain)

4…….amr e fana /iqtiqam/annihiliation/stop(from nothingness to nothingness)

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran-
Hazrath Ali(ra)

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Surah Ash-Shuara, Verse 24:

 ‫ت نواَيلنير ن‬
‫ض نونماَ بنييِننهتنماَ نإنِ تكنتتمُ مموُّقنننيِنن‬ ‫نقاَنل نر م‬
‫ب اَلسسنماَنواَ ن‬

He said: The Lord of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, if you would be sure.

Surah Ash-Shura, Verse 29:

‫ت نواَيلنير ن‬
‫ض نونماَ بن س‬
‫ث نفيِنهنماَ نمن نداَب سةة نوهتنوُّ نعلنىى نجيمنعنهيمُ إننذاَ يِننشاَتء قننديِرر‬ ‫نونمين آنيِاَتننه نخيل ت‬
‫ق اَلسسنماَنواَ ن‬

And one of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and what He has spread forth in
both of them of living beings; and when He pleases He is all-powerful to gather them together.